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Fire Prevention Bureau
The Fire Prevention Bureau of Bullhead City Fire Department is headed by
Division Chief / Fire
Marshal Jim Dykens.
Three Fire Inspectors, John Jones, Barbie Barrett, and
Brett Guinan, handle permits and physical property inspections.
Chief Dykens and Inspector John Jones are also the
Fire Investigators who determine the cause at a fire scene.
The prevention office is additionally staffed by Public Educator
Kim Miles and Office Specialist Cheryl Stephenson.
The Fire Prevention
Division is located at Fire Station #2, 1230 Highway 95.
The office phone number is (928) 754-2001.
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The
prevention office is closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
The Prevention Division Office is also closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and all holidays.
Fire Inspection Record Keeping
The goal of our
Fire Prevention Bureau is to promote fire and life safety
through inspections and education. There are over 1,700
commercial businesses in our community. We have the
responsibility of inspecting these so that we may eradicate
possible fire hazards.
Information on
each business is entered into our Code Pal
Occupancy/Inspection data base. This includes the location of
the business;
type of building; fire alarm and fire sprinkler
system information; and a history of all fire inspections. Each
business is inspected at least
once per year. We assist each
owner/manager to bring their business up to compliance with the
fire code.
Incident
Reports (NFIRS)
An incident
report is completed in our FireHouse Program for each
fire call (i.e. structure, vehicle, and brush fires; hazardous
materials
calls; gas leaks; fire alarm malfunctions, public
assist calls). This information is exported to the
National Fire Incident Reporting
System (NFIRS) at the
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) monthly. This allows
them to compile statistics each year;
and can assist us in
obtaining grant money for needed programs, equipment, etc.
These incident
reports are also requested by law enforcement agencies, the
County Assessor's Office, the City Building Department,
and
property owners for insurance and tax purposes.
Burn Permits
The Bullhead City Fire Department has eliminated all open burning
within the fire district except for single owners of properties
greater
than 5 acres, fire department training fires, cooking
fires, and special events that have been approved by the Fire
Marshal. Burn
permits are required for approved fires and
are subject to the permit fee schedule. The permit fee
schedule may be found online
under permits. An application
for a burn permit is required. Specific rules will be
addressed when the application has been submitted.
LPG (Liquid PropaneTank) Permits
Permits are
required prior to the installation of Liquid Propane Tanks (LPG).
Permits can be picked up at Fire Station 2, 1230 Hwy 95.
A
permit fee is required. The fee schedule may be found
on-line under permits. A simple check list shall be completed, and a sketch of
the tank’s location shall be drawn by the property owner. After
the permit is approved and the tank is installed, the fire department shall
be contacted
for an on-site inspection.
Fire
Sprinkler/Alarm System Permits
Fire sprinkler
and fire alarm system plans shall be submitted to the Bullhead
City Fire Department at 1230 Highway 95, for approval.
An
application and permit fee is required. The fee schedule
may be found on-line under permits. You may also call for
clarification of
the fee schedule at (928) 754-2001.
Business Licenses
Business
licenses may be obtained from the Bullhead City Finance
Department, at 1255 Marina Blvd. The Finance Department
forwards them to the Fire Marshal for his review and approval.
The business information is then entered into our Code Pal
Inspection Program.
Budget
Each year the
fire prevention bureau submits a budget proposal to the fire
chief for the upcoming fiscal year. On an average,
the fire
prevention bureau receives approximately 1% of the fire
district’s “operating” budget. This money is shared between
public education, fire inspections, and fire investigations.
Additional monies are budgeted for support services, fire
hydrant
maintenance and vehicle maintenance. All individuals
involved in these areas submit a proposed budget and itemized
list of
needed materials to the fire marshal for review and then
this list is provided to the chief.
Grant Writing
As with all fire
departments, obtaining grants and donations from outside
organizations and groups help support fire prevention
activities
and other department functions. All members of the fire prevention bureau are
encouraged to search and apply for grants
whenever available.
Program Development
The Fire
Prevention Bureau has numerous educational programs that are
provided to the public,
schools and various organizations. Some
of these programs include clown and puppet programs, water
safety, juvenile fire setters, seniors programs, bike safety,
fire safety of all types, educational programs
in the schools,
etc. All of these programs are developed by our personnel. We
are constantly revising
existing programs and gathering
information and developing new programs as the need arises.
Outside Organizations
We work with and
are associated with numerous agencies throughout Arizona. Some
of these agencies are: Arizona Fire Chiefs
Association (AFCA),
Arizona Fire Districts Association (AFDA), Arizona Fire Marshals
Association (AFMA), Arizona Fire
and Burn Educators Association
(AFBEA), and the Arizona Chapter of the International
Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI).
All of these
organizations work well together to make Arizona a safer place
to live and work.
Plan Reviews
As
our community develops and grows, more and more buildings are
under construction. All commercial building plans are reviewed
by this office to ensure applicable fire codes are followed in
the planning, construction and finalization phases. Plans that
are reviewed
by this office include; site, building, fire
sprinkler, fire alarm, hood and duct suppression systems and
sub-divisions. We like to
communicate with developers prior to
the plans being developed so that all information is included in
the plans, which in turn provides
a faster, more efficient
review.
All contractors are required to
provide us with copies of their contractors license showing they
meet the Arizona Registrar of
Contractors requirements.
Effective January 1, 2009, permits will not be issued if the
proper license for the work has not been provided.
Permit
Applications
Permit applications may be printed from the following links: Fill out the application form and deliver it or mail it with the fee to
Bullhead
Fire Station #2, 1230 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ 86429
We will review your application and notify you when it is
approved.
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